Railroad-tie.



S. WALL.

RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.8,1913.

Patented Aug. 11, 1914.

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SAMUEL \VALL, 0F HARRISBURG, ILLXNOIS.

. RAILROAD-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 11, 191d.

Application filed November 8, 1913. Serial No..789,927. i

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL WALL,LC11 zen of the United States, residingat Harrisburg, in the county of Saline and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad Ties, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had therein to theacco1npanying drawing.

This invention relates to railroad ties and means for securing railsthereto and has for its object the production of a simple and efiicientmeans which will efficiently support the rail so as to prevent the railfrom becoming accidentally detached from the tie.

Another objectof the invention is the production of a simple andeficient chair or rail engaging member for supporting the rail inengagementwith a tie or stringer.

With these and other objects in View this invention consists of certainnovel combinations, constructions, and arrangements of parts as will behereinafter fully described and claimed. y V

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a front elevation of the tieshowing the chair and rails attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a section takenon line 22, of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective View of the chairused in connection with the present invention. Fig. 1 is a transversesection through the tie showing a modified form of means for attachinga'rail thereto from that illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. Fig. 5 is afront elevation of the tie partly shown, in section of the structureshown in F ig. 4-. Fig. (i is a top plan view of the structure shown inFig. 5. Fig. 7 is a perspective of one end of the tie illustrated inFigs. 4, 5 and 6. Fig. 8 is a detail perspective of one of the fillerblocks adapted to be used in connection with the tie, illustrated inFig. 7. Fig.

9 is a perspective view of the filler block adapted to be used inconnection with the chair illustrated in Fig. 3. Fig. 10 is a detailperspective of one of the rail engaging spikes. i

By referring to the drawings it will be seen that 1 designates the tiewhich is of an I-beam structure having the upper flange 2 thereofconstituting a head portion for supporting the rails and chairs adaptedto be carried by the tie 1. The tie also comprises a broad base portion3 constituting an eiiicient support for the tie 1. y

As is illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 a de- ,tachable chair or railsupport is adapted to be secured to the tie 1 and comprises a bodyportion 4 having a pair of parallel downwardly extending lips 5, whichlips 5 are adapted to engage the vertically extending portion of thetie 1. .The body portion 4 of the chair is provided with laterallyextending pockets 6 in whichpockets is adapted to fit the flange portion2 of the tie 1.

The body portion 4 of the chair is also pro vided upon the top thereofwith an opening 7 and a pocket 8, which pocket 8 is adapted to receivethe filler block 9, which tread block is adaptedto engage the under faceof i the rail 10 placed upon the chair 4. The body portion of the chairis also provided upon the side edges thereof with a pair of laterallyextending fianges 11, which flanges are spaced from the body portion toconstitute channelportionslQ. The flange portions 11 are provided withnotches 13, which notches 18 receive the securing spikes or railengaging members 14 for firmly holding the rail 10 in engagement withthe chair. It

will be understood that the nuts 16 which are threaded upon the lowerthreaded end 17 of the rail securing members 14 are held within thechannel portion 12 and will in this manner be protected againstengagement with foreign objectswhich would be likely to cause the nutsto be unthreaded from. the threaded portion 17 of the rail engagingbolts 14. The depending flange portions 5 of the chair are held inengagement with the vertically extending portion ofthe tie 1 by means ofthe transversely extending bolts 18 as is illustrated clearly in Fig. 2.

As is illustrated in Figs. 4 to 7 inclusive a modified means forattaching a rail to the tie, as is illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, may beemployed by having the tie 18 of the substantially I-beam structure, andthis tie 18' is provided with a head portion 19 and a base portion 20.The head portion 19 is provided with a notch 21, which notch is alsoprovided with a pocket 22 formed therein. A thickened portion 23 isformed under the notch 22 under the edge of the head portion 19 so as toconstitute an efficient reinforcing means for the head of the tie 18 atthe point where the rail 24; is supported thereon. A plurality ofapertures 25 are formed upon the head 19 of the tie 18 for the purposeof receiving the rail engaging bolts 26 as is clearly illustrated inFig. 5. The lower ends the tread of the rail 24 and in this-manner I ofthese rail engaging members arethreaded as indicated at 27 for receivmgthe nut 28, g

and this nut is held against downward move-. ment upon the bolt by meansof the cotter pin 29. A Washer 80 is interposed between the lower faceof the head 19 and the nut 28,

thereby constituting 'an efficient means for holding the rail engagingmembers 26in firm engagement With the rails 24:. It will be seen fromthe foregoing description that the nuts 28xwill fit under the headportion 19 of the tie 18, and upon either side ofthe thickenedportion 23adapted to fitflunder will be protectedflagainst engagement with foreignobjects, Which would be likely to cause thenuts to become unthreaded. A

filler block 31 is seated in the pocket 22 and constitutes a support forthe base of the rail Qtas is illustrated in Fig. 5.

-From the foregoing description it Will be seen that 'a'very simple-andefficientfmeans has been produced for attaching a rail and efficientlyholdingthe same in engagement With a tie. s

Havlng thus descrlbed the invention What 1s claimed as new, is:-

1. In adevice of'the classdescribed thecombination vvlth a tiecomprislng a base portion and a head portion, said head portion providedwith means for receiving a rail, rail engaging members carried by saidtie and adapted to engagea railforholding a rail in firm engagement withsaid tie,

meansthreaded upon the lower ends of-said rail engaging members forpreventing the accidental removal of said rail engaging members fromsaid tie, said rail receiving portion of said tie provided With apocket,

a block positioned vvit-hin said pocketand adapted to support the baseof a railfand said rail receiving portion adapted to con stitute meansfor protecting the lower ends of. said rail engaging members to preventthe accidental removal of the rail engaging members from said tie.

v 2. In a device ofthe class described the i vardly extending flangesadapted to engage tie, said chairprovided with ablock receiving' pocket,a filler block positioned Within engagement With said chair, said railengagingdips provided with threaded'ends, and nuts threaded upon} saidrailengaging lips and fitting Within said channels whereby said nutswill beheld from engagement with foreign objects. v a V In testimonyiwhereofl hereunto aflix my signature in presence of tvvo'witnesses.

SAM WALL.

Witnesses: v a, a

J. M. VARNER,

SAMUEL S'rUMP.

combination With a tie comprising a substan j I .tially I-beamstructure, of 'afchair .eomprisv ing ajbody provided with parallel down-5 the vertical portion of saidtie, said chair provided With laterallyextending pockets adapted to receivethe head portion of said j v Copiesof this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by:address1n g the'coimniissioner of 2mm.

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